title: [Trigeminal neurotrophic ulcer. A case report].
abstract: A case of a 49-year-old woman affected by wide ulcerations on the face which have been caused by the patient herself, as she has admitted, is reported. The lesions were strictly limited to the area of innervation of the first and second branch of the trigeminal nerve. The patient presented parasthesias and analgesia in the trigeminal area as the consequence of a neurosurgical operation. She also suffered from important psychosis. All these elements enable us to diagnose "trigeminal trophic ulcers". The pathogenesis of this syndrome is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Dermosifilopatia, Ospedale San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Sala
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crippa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beneggi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Albanese
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nicoletti
mesh_terms: D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012652:Self Mutilation; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve
vernacular_title: Ulcerazioni neurotrofiche trigeminali. A proposito di un caso.